2013/08/16

Is this the world's worst zoo? Visitors' fury after staff in China try to pass off Tibetan mastiff as a lion and a mongrel as a leopardPeople's Park in Luohe, Henan province, has apologised and offered refund Chinese media accuse zoo of replacing exotic animals with common speciesA China zoo has been forced to apologise after it tried to pass off a dog as a lion. Angry visitors to the People's Park in Luohe, Henan province, complained when the 'African lion' started barking. Zoo staff said they had pretended the Tibetan mastiff was a lion because they could not afford the real thing, local media reported.

2013/08/15

Established in 1979, the "Family Planning Policy" restricts most Chinese families to a single child. These are the stories of two generations affected by that policy.

Our hope is that the video will bring empathy and understanding for the families and parents that have made difficult and even tragic decisions for the sake of their children's future.

Filmed in Beijing.

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In China, the "One Child Policy" is a national law mandating that families should not have more than one child.lyricsVERSE 1 In a land of a billion what's a few hundred million? Empty buildings, cement on the ceilings Cut the lifeline and left a population reeling Breaking off the future without thinking of the children I heard a girl cry, saw a boy laugh Saw the future turn white in a camera flash As the camera snaps, it all blows past No more light now, it's growin all black See the future but can't make it change So I say my prayers for those who aren't of age As behind closed eyes I see the unmarked graves And I, try to smile, but my expression's - changed What will they do with the playgrounds When the ones who used to play there don't come round And there's no one to replace them A generation crying out because we couldn't save them Who will wash them, who will bathe them? Commemorate them in their last days? And in a mother's eyes, and a father's face I glimpse a painting that was left untraced

CHORUS 1 What about your deepest feelings? What about your broken heart? What about someone who's there When everything else falls apart? A true brother, a true sister Is there with a helping hand When you cry, you'll find my shoulder When you need me, I'll be there

One child, one child One child might be a king One child, one child She could be everything

VERSE 2 Top university with big dreams The best school in the country was in Beijing She was smart with a bright future - He had a smile like hers and caring eyes, that looked right through her Cold winter, but he made her warm So when he asked her out she texted right back - sure Her roommates all teased her When his picture showed up on her phone screensaver Same classes, the same major Together all day from 6 AM until he made her Go home to sleep, and in her dreams She didn't count sheep, she saw him as her savior Their first kiss in a corner of the campus His lips were untrained but she taught him manners At three months, they had a special date Rented a hotel room with the money he had saved her At four months, it turns out she's late They both knew that the moment had sealed their fate A pregnant woman can't run the rat race It was done in three hours on a Saturday, ay

CHORUS 2

VERSE 3 Married in the fall; pregnant by the spring Their future was as bright as the diamond on her ring By the summer it was clear that the winter would bring Another life into their family, that's what they had dreamed The new year brought a new life into the world A new generation, a little baby girl Finally, they felt so complete Named her faith: their future, made concrete Mom went back to work, dad taught his class Grandma watched the child while grandpa took a nap But in their hearts, they felt a hole Next to little baby faith where another should go But the law said one child is all they need More than that is unpatriotic indeed Another child means paying steep taxes and fees And they were told: it's just one more mouth to feed .So when her belly gets large again The moment should be joyful but it's hard on them In their own family, they don't have a voice Because the law says the country doesn't have a choice

2013/08/14

Runners in Beijing were showered in paint and powder as they took on a five kilometre 'Color Run'. The idea of the event wass simple, it is a five kilometre fun run, but the participants are periodically splashed with paint and powder. The Color Run first started in January 2012 and 50 runs were held last year with over 600,000 people taking the part.

The events aim to promote healthiness by making exercise fun and organisers call it the "happiest five kilometres on the planet". Report by Laurie Blake.

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Thousands of runners took part in China's first-ever "Color Run" on Saturday in Beijing - getting doused in colored powder at every kilometre along the five kilometre course.

2013/08/13

Local authorities have detained nine people, including an obstetrician, on suspicion of baby trafficking at a hospital in northwestern China, according to state media. Three government officials and three hospital managers at Fuping County Maternal and Child Health Care in Shaanxi province were also dismissed over the baby trafficking scandal, Xinhua News Agency reported.

2013/08/11

BBC News China World Tower Runners race to top of skyscraper
Athletes raced to the top of Beijing's tallest building on Saturday, for China's first-ever vertical run.
Competitors climbed the 1,082ft (330m) China World Tower, conquering 82 floors and a total of 2,041 steps.
Thomas Dold from Germany won the men's race, while Australia's Suzy Walsham, who said it was tougher than she expected. led the women's division.

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